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Orlando Has More Spirit!; Spirit Inaugurates Service to Montego Bay and Its Fort Lauderdale Hub...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Spirit Airlines today inaugurates service from Orlando to strengthen its position as the leading low cost carrier to the Caribbean.

Today, Spirit adds non-stop service from Orlando to Montego Bay, Jamaica(1) as well as a second daily flight to San Juan, Puerto

Rico. Spirit also adds new intra-Florida service to its Fort Lauderdale hub. This new service to Fort Lauderdale in addition to being available for local traffic will allow Orlando area residents convenient low fare connections to numerous tropical destinations:

--Nassau, Bahamas

--San Salvador, Bahamas

--Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

--Montego Bay, Jamaica

--Kingston, Jamaica

--Cancun, Mexico

--Punta Cana - starting December 10, 2005

--St. Thomas - starting December 15, 2005

--Grand Cayman - starting February 9, 2006

--Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands - starting February 16, 2006

--Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands - starting February 19, 2006

"We are really delighted to start this service today and offer so many Caribbean options to Orlando residents," said Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines. "Orlando is an exceedingly important market to Spirit. Last winter, we offered area residents 5 non-stops and 7 connecting markets but this winter, locals will choose from 7 non-stop markets and 19 connecting markets. As the low fare Caribbean carrier, we look forward to sharing our hot fares, sweet new airplanes, and sexy destinations with Orlando. "

"We are thrilled that the introduction of this new service by Sprit Airlines to Montego Bay, one of our top ten international markets, will offer to Central Florida residents and continuing international travelers increased access to a popular Caribbean destination," said Director of Marketing Vicki Jaramillo, Orlando International Airport.

(1) Service between Orlando and Montego Bay operates Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays 11/10/05 - 12/14/05 and then becomes daily.

About Spirit Airlines

Founded in 1990, Fort Lauderdale-based Spirit Airlines is the best-capitalized, low fare Caribbean carrier with hubs in Detroit and in Fort Lauderdale, the largest low fare connecting hub in Florida. Spirit brings low fares and friendly service to cities in the United States, Bahamas and the Caribbean with 125 daily flights.

In addition to comfortable Coach class service, Spirit offers Spirit Plus, a low cost business class with 2-by-2 leather seating with an extra 6 inches of legroom vs coach in the Airbus fleet, complimentary cocktails and snacks.

Spirit is currently bringing in a new fleet of Airbus aircraft and plans to have completed its fleet renewal by early 2007. Spirit currently has 8 A319, 6 A321, and 17 MD-80 aircraft. For more information, fares, schedules and reservations visit www.spiritair.com or call 1-800-772-7117 (en Espanol, 1-800-756-7117).

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